Climate: Gorak Shep

This area has a tundra climate, meaning that even in the warmest months, the temperatures are very low. This location is classified as ET by Köppen and Geiger. The average annual temperature is -2.5 °C in Gorak Shep. The rainfall here averages 364 mm.

Climograph Gorak Shep

Precipitation is the lowest in November, with an average of 1 mm. In August, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 116 mm.

Temperature graph Gorak Shep

At an average temperature of 5.3 °C, July is the hottest month of the year. At -10.9 °C on average, January is the coldest month of the year.

Gorak Shep Climate table // historical Weather data

Avg. Temperature (°C)

Avg. Temperature (°F)

Precipitation / Rainfall (mm)

January

-10.9

12.4

7

February

-10.1

13.8

5

March

-6.8

19.8

8

April

-3

26.6

9

May

0.6

33.1

9

June

4.5

40.1

37

July

5.3

41.5

103

August

4.8

40.6

116

September

3

37.4

45

October

-1.8

28.8

21

November

-6.6

20.1

1

December

-8.9

16.0

3

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Avg. Temperature (°C)

-10.9

-10.1

-6.8

-3

0.6

4.5

5.3

4.8

3

-1.8

-6.6

-8.9

Min. Temperature (°C)

-19.6

-18.3

-14.5

-10.5

-6.5

-1.7

0.3

-0.1

-2.6

-8.9

-14.9

-17.8

Max. Temperature (°C)

-2.1

-1.8

0.9

4.6

7.8

10.8

10.3

9.8

8.7

5.4

1.8

0

Avg. Temperature (°F)

12.4

13.8

19.8

26.6

33.1

40.1

41.5

40.6

37.4

28.8

20.1

16.0

Min. Temperature (°F)

-3.3

-0.9

5.9

13.1

20.3

28.9

32.5

31.8

27.3

16.0

5.2

-0.0

Max. Temperature (°F)

28.2

28.8

33.6

40.3

46.0

51.4

50.5

49.6

47.7

41.7

35.2

32.0

Precipitation / Rainfall (mm)

7

5

8

9

9

37

103

116

45

21

1

3

Between the driest and wettest months, the difference in precipitation is 115 mm. The variation in annual temperature is around 16.2 °C.